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Cardiovascular, Obesity, Nutrition
Dietary Fat and Cardiometabolic Health – Mainpro+
DURATION
PROFESSION
Physician
# OF CREDITS
1
ACCREDITATION
Mainpro+
EXPIRY DATE
2016-06-01
Learning objectives
- Summarize the scientific evidence relating saturated fat to the risk of heart disease.
- Relate the effects of different dietary sources of saturated fat on cardiovascular health.
- Review the evidence suggesting that dairy products (including those containing saturated fat) do not increase cardiovascular risk and may have positive effects on key risk factors (e.g., hypertension, type 2 diabetes, obesity).
- Describe how replacing saturated fat with carbohydrates and unsaturated fats (monounsaturated fatty acids [MUFAs] and polyunsaturated fatty acids [PUFAs]) impacts cardiovascular health.
- Explain the role dairy products can play in a healthy balanced diet as recommended by Canada's Food Guide.
Cost of course:
Free